Parution : Pre-Columbian Literatures of Mexico

Auteur

• León Portilla, Miguel (1926-2019). Auteur
• Lobanov, Grace. Traducteur

Résumé

A survey of the myths, hymns, poetry, rituals, dramas and prose by the Maya, Aztecs, Mixtecs, Zapotecs, Tarascans, Otomis, and other Mexican indigenous tribes and civilizations; many translated here for the first time.

Compte rendu

• Edmonson, Munro S., “GENERAL AND ETHNOLOGY: Pre‐Columbian Literatures of Mexico. Miguel León Portilla”, American Anthropologist, 1970, vol. 72, n° 6, p. 1500-1501. DOI : 10.1525/aa.1970.72.6.02a00550. Disponible en ligne, url : <https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1970.72.6.02a00550>.
• Cummins, J. S., “Miguel León-Portilla: Pre-Columbian Literatures of Mexico. Translated by Grace Lobanov and the Author (Norman, Oklahoma, University of Okla-Homa Press, 1969, $5.95). Pp. Xiii 191”, Journal of Latin American Studies, 1970, vol. 2, n° 2, p. 209–210. DOI :10.1017/S0022216X00005137ISTEX. Disponible en ligne (payant), url : <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022216X00005137ISTEX>.

Sommaire

• Preface vii
• Pronunciation Note xiii
• Introduction: Background and Sources 3
• I Myths in Pre-Columbian Poetry 30
• II The Sacred Hymns 60
• III Lyric Poetry 76
• IV Religious Celebrations and Drama 96
• V Chronicles and History 116
• VI Other Forms of Prose 132
• VII Native Chronicles of the Conquest 149
• Conclusion 173
• Bibliography 176
• Index 187

Informations pratiques

• Éditeur : Norman ; London : University of Oklahoma Press
• Date de parution : cop. 1969
• Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIII-191 p.) : ill., couv. ill. ; 20 cm
• Collection : (The civilization of the American Indian series, ISSN 0069-4304 ; [92]).
• Bibliogr. p. 176-186. Index

Localisations

• Absent à la BnF (en 2020)
• BORDEAUX-MONTAIGNE BU LSH
• PARIS-ENS-Ulm LSH
• PARIS-Médiathèque MQB
• Disponible en ligne, url : <https://archive.org/details/precolumbianlite00leon>.

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